? On 4 December, the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry published its report that happened to be yet another attempt to put the blame for the chemical provocation in Salisbury on Russia.

Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin visited the Foreign Office, where he categorically rejected the baseless and senseless accusations, including those targeting the President of the Russian Federation.

To this day no coherent answers have been provided to the key questions relating to the Skripal case. One of them is the whereabouts and state of health of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. We have once again demanded information on this matter and have requested consular access to our citizens.

In the light of the new illegitimate restrictive measures announced against our country, it was pointed out that Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures.

?? The intentions of the UK authorities in the present situation are entirely obvious. They clearly want to derail the negotiating process of a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict, which is gaining momentum. The release of the report coincides with Kiev's deteriorating position and the setbacks suffered by the Ukrainian armed forces on the front line.

With its latest anti-Russian move, London is distancing itself even further from the key political process.